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The author seems explicitly to indicate that they're not chiding anyone, nor defending themselves: > It's not meant to bash news outlets over journalistic inte
by JadeNB 5y ago
The author seems explicitly to indicate that they're not chiding anyone, nor defending themselves:
> It's not meant to bash news outlets over journalistic integrity. The internet is a difficult thing to document. It's not meant to justify my joke. If you don't think it was funny... OK. Depending on the day I'm sure I'd agree with you.
- mjard 5y agoIt's self congratulatory not defensive. If I claim that I am not chiding you, but then write an entire blog post on how I was able to pull one over on you, one of those should speak louder than the other.
- inwit 5y agoThink what we're all learning here is that you have neither a sense of humour nor a sense of perspective. What actual bad thing happened here? It's just a fun whimsical incident. I actually think it says more about your self esteem than anything else that you read this as self-congratulatory